B+W photo of Harry Stripling as 1st man holing-through south tunnel of Lincoln Tunnel, Aug. 2, 1935
Entry/Object ID
2011.052.0100
Description
Black-and-white photo of Harry Stripling as first man holing-through south tunnel of Lincoln Tunnel, August 2, 1935; this print issued 1963 or later.
8" x 10 print. Photo taken for Port of New York Authority. Reverse with red inkstamp credit and caption.
Port Authority address in Inkstamp includes a five digit zip code which indicates that this print was issued after July of 1963.
Text on reverse.
Port of New York Authority
111 Eighth Avenue - At 15th Street New York NY 10011
Tel. 620-7000
Negative No. MT-2236 Date taken: 8/2/35
Location
Lincoln Tunnel, "Holding [sic Holing]-Through" between South Tunnel N.J. & N.Y. River shaft cassion - Contract MHT 3 N.Y.C. View of Harry Stripling, First man to come through 30" shaft "helingthrough" [sic holingthrough] pipe from South Tunnel, N.J. to N.Y. river shaft column, meeting Colonel C.S. Gleim of the Port of New York Authority and sanhogs in the N.Y. river shaft caisson. Camera set 10 ft. east of the west inner skin plate of the caisoon, 10 ft. below top of drum, facing west.
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MHT = Midtown Hudson Tunnel; MT = Midtown Tunnel
Acquisition
Accession
2011.052
Source or Donor
Lukacs, Claire
Acquisition Method
Gift
Credit Line
Museum Collections. Gift of a Friend of the Museum.
Made/Created
Artist
Port of New York Authority
Date made
1935 - 1970
Place
Location
Lincoln Tunnel/New York City
Notes
Date: 1935
Dimensions
Height
8 in
Width
10 in
Condition
Overall Condition
Good
General Notes
Note
Original or Copy: Original
Status: OK
Status By: dw
Status Date: 2011-12-03
